Overtraining Symptoms: Are You Over-Exercising?

Overtraining Symptoms: Are You Over Exercising?

Signs that your routine is not balanced or is overstressing you:

Heavy legs: Your legs feel too heavy to lift and walking can become cumbersome.

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Overtraining Symptoms: Are You Over Exercising?

Signs that your routine is not balanced or overstressing you:

Erratic mood changes: Confusion, depression, sudden bursts of anger and anxiety are signs of excess production of the hormone cortisol. A stress hormone that is not released only when one is mentally bogged down but is also released due to excessive physical activity.

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Overtraining Symptoms: Are You Over Exercising?

Signs that your routine is not balanced or overstressing you:

Excess Muscle soreness: Any physical activity causes wear and tear to the muscles, but with the right nutrition and plenty of rest, muscle soreness can be dealt with. Persistent muscle soreness is also a sign of overtraining.

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Overtraining Symptoms: Are You Over Exercising?

Signs that your routine is not balanced or overstressing you:

An increased heart rate: Aerobic activity increases your heart rate but extensive, intense workouts put stress on the heart and overloads the heart. A resting heart rate is between 55-75. However, over-exercising can cause an elevated resting heart.

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Overtraining Symptoms: Are You Over Exercising?

Signs that your routine is not balanced or overstressing you:

Fatigue: Inability to carry out your day-to-day activities with zeal and enthusiasm is your body's way of telling you that it is exhausted.

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Overtraining Symptoms: Are You Over Exercising?

Signs that your routine is not balanced or overstressing you:???

Irregular sleep patterns: The brain＊s fuel is glucose. When you overtrain, it depletes the glycogen storage in the liver.

Insomnia: No sleep, less sleep or the need to sleep more are signs that you are overdoing it.

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Overtraining Symptoms: Are You Over Exercising?

Signs that your routine is not balanced or overstressing you:

Amenorrhea in women: Loss of normal periods, is a common sign of over-training. This happens because the body＊s metabolism suffers due to excess usage of metabolites. Some may experience very scanty flow or some may not menstruate for three to six months.

Drop in the testosterone levels in men, thereby affects the muscle strength and results in a weakened stature.

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Overtraining Symptoms: Are You Over Exercising?

Signs that your routine is not balanced or overstressing you:

Low immunity: With less time to recover from the stress, the body＊s defence mechanisms fall flat and inflammation, injuries and illnesses become more frequent.

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Overtraining Symptoms: Are You Over Exercising?

Overtraining symptoms can occur in less than two weeks and sometimes, after months. It can happen to anyone - athletes, dancers, teenagers, men and women. In the general population, it is very commonly seen - especially in people who are preoccupied with their body＊s performance and appearance.

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